Goemkapronn desk
CANACONA: Residents and commuters have demanded protection the vehicles plying across the Agonda – Canacona MDR road slope at Khat-Khate in the Dumane area of Canacona taluka.
The already narrow and treacherous road has become more dangerous following the border excavation of this road for laying of Power (Electricity) Cables.
“This road section particularly on the slight turn at the beginning of the slope has become very dangerous now, and even after closing of excavated trench it will be remain more dangerous and fatal. Already this spot has claimed two lives in recent years”, stated Agonda ex-sarpanch Pramod Faldessai.
The spot is such a way that any attempt to avoid an on-coming vehicle can easily land one to fall in the gorge below.
|In the past people had remained there for the whole night and discovered the next morning, such is the situation that no one really comes to know if someone goes down the road and falls below”, added Faldessai.
People are weary, that PWD has ignored this accident spot for a long and it is very essential that a protection wall or something like a crash barrier is erected at this dangerous spot.
‘PWD should not remain a mere spectator to such issues and wait only for people’s demands, but use own expertise and act on such measures’, stated another resident Kisan Desai, who also pointed out that the nearby Dumane Culvert (which has witnessed several mishaps) continues to be left without repairing it’s broken side protection, a concrete railing.
Incidentally, motorists are having a tough time negotiating the already narrow slope of Khat-Khate at Dumane, as the works of underground laying of the power cable are underway.
As the traffic flows on either side (opposite), the excavation is carried out and cable is Laird with the help of a JCB, there is no traffic or any police personnel to regulate or guide the traffic, and every motorist tries to cross over at own risks, often causing blockages on the road.
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